It’s the second and final night of the mini-music fest Thrash and Destroy at RampArt Skatepark in honor of international skate weekend, so if you missed last night’s “Thrash Metal Fest” offering at 7 p.m., you can still enjoy tonight’s “Punker Parade” at the same time, featuring performances by locals Racket and Imperial Destructo, along […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Nov. 2
Mush Love Crew Presents: Dia De Los Muertos at RampArt skatepark starting today at 2 p.m. What does that mean? It means a 12-hour (!) party full of deep grooves provided by a long lineup of psytrance artists, with names like Melting Vision and Luzid Trip. This mini fest comes with big visuals and vendors […]
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, June 19
RampArt Skatepark is holding a hip hop show tonight at 8 p.m. hosted by local artist Attribute and the lineup looks like it’s well worth a midweek getdown. Top of the roster is Krayzie Bone, a key player and founding member of seminal ’90s hip hop mavericks Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, as well as affiliated rapper “Big” […]
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Music Tonight: Thursday, June 22
Another night, another metal show at RampArt skatepark. No Living Witness is a technical death metal band from Tumwater, Washington, on tour with fellow distortion peddlers Blighted Eye. Tonight, they share the stage with locals Racket and Echoes of Rumination. Doors are at 7 p.m. and $10 will get you through those doors.
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Music Tonight: Monday, May 15
RampArt Skatepark is having an evening of death metal tonight, starting at 8 p.m. The line-up reads like a laundry list of things found in a severe car accident, with Laceration from the North Bay Area, Oakland’s Wretched Stench and local folks Bloodspire. An even $10 gives you access to this all-ages show.
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Music Tonight: Monday, Feb. 27
RampArt Skatepark has another all-ages noisefest tonight at 8 p.m. ($10). Come see San Diego’s punk collective Human Issue share the stage with locals Racket and Malicious Algorithm, whose grindcore I have enjoyed in the past.
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 4
Local metal mavens Greybush are filming a music video at RampArt skatepark starting at 5 p.m. It’s $12 to get in, $5 if you are participating in the shoot, and a deal either way, as this will be another skatepark manifest, featuring War Möth, Flub, Bloodspire and Wastewalker. Having gone to last weekend’s heavy shindig […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 28
RampArt Skatepark is hosting an album release party for a compilation called URgE Skate Session, Vol. 1, and it looks like it’s going to be a real corker. 4 p.m. ($10). Eight (mostly) local bands of various levels of aggression and heaviness will be hitting the curved stage for the enjoyment of the gathered masses. […]
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Wild New Year’s Eve
For those ready to wild out New Year’s Eve, get ready to roar. Throw your paws in the air at the NYE Animal Party on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. at Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room ($10). Presented by Another Gay Agenda, the evening calls for animal prints and costumes you can dance […]
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Perfect Summer Trips
The endless summer in Humboldt lasts well into autumn, when seasonal winds and currents bring the driest air and warmest ocean temperatures. Take advantage of this cyclical quirk, whether swimming on the Eel River, tide pooling at Patrick’s Point or paddling with the otters in Stone Lagoon. For a more civilized outside experience, take a […]
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The Arcata Bubble
A Pied Piper of bubbles led off the red, white and blue Fourth of July Bubbles Parade around the Arcata Plaza in the morning, followed by live music, a family-friendly Kids Zone, aerial silk dancers, a nonprofit fundraiser dunk tank and lots of food and drink options. Vicky Joyce, owner of the store Bubbles, donated […]
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Perfect Fall Trips
You’ve picked a perfect time to explore Humboldt. Summer’s haze has given way to the clarity of fall. South winds bring a tropical feel, while night brings just enough of a chill to justify extra snuggling. Welcome. The Outdoorsy Type The 12-mile Paradise Royale Loop is a thing of legend in the mountain biking community […]